Cheering crowds embraced Khelif in Paris even as she faced an extraordinary amount of scrutiny from world leaders, major celebrities and others. PARIS, France — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging as a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in … Read more
LA 2028 organizers plan to bring thousands of buses in from all around the country to ferry people around the Summer Games in Los Angeles. PARIS, France — Traffic. What will you do about notorious gridlocked Los Angeles traffic? That’s the one burning question repeatedly posed to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass as she prepares … Read more
The amount LeBron James gets for competing at the Olympics pales in comparison to his $104 million NBA contract. PARIS, France — LeBron James and the U.S. men’s basketball team will be leaving Paris with gold medal and some extra money to go with the win. While U.S. athletes aren’t specifically paid to compete at the … Read more
The U.S. is atop the international men’s basketball world once again. PARIS, France — Stephen Curry was thinking about this two years ago, after winning his fourth NBA title. The only thing left for him to win was Olympic gold. And in the ultimate moment, he made sure that medal would be his. The U.S. … Read more
The stadium has been packed all nine nights, cheering for sports stars from the United States, Kenya, Norway and all corners of the globe. PARIS, France — America’s Masai Russell won a photo finish Saturday in the women’s 100-meter hurdles where the biggest cheer came for Cyrena Samba-Mayela, whose silver medal marks the first of … Read more
The score change and subsequent challenge have added an element of drama and heartbreak to the competition. WASHINGTON — U.S. Olympic bronze medalist Jordan Chiles will likely have to return her medal after the highest authority in sports ruled against her on an appeal of the women’s floor exercise final, in the latest dramatic turn … Read more
some feared the subculture being co-opted, commercialized and put through a rigid judging structure when the spirit of breaking has been rooted in local communities. PARIS, France — From the Australian b-girl with the meme-worthy “kangaroo” dance move to the silver-medal winning Lithuanian in a durag, breaking’s Olympic debut had a few moments that raised questions … Read more